Daniel will no doubt get a nice home ovation to recognize his 1,000th NHL point, which came Thursday in a win at Nashville. Twenty-six of those points have come in 27 games against the Leafs, while twin Henrik isn’t far off with 24 in the same amount of games. Fellow Swede Nylander has a four-game point streak, most importantly three in Edmonton the other night including just his second goal since Oct. 21.

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Heat up at home The Canucks last played at home on Nov. 18 and likely will take a few shifts to get re-adjusted. It will be a somewhat similar challenge for the Leafs, who despite a great first period in Edmonton, also took Friday off and will not skate Saturday owing to the early start.

Like a Brock While the Canucks missed their Stanley Cup window a few years ago, new talent is on the rise, such as Brock Boeser. The rookie Minnesotan winger has a team-best 13 goals after scoring against the Preds. The first-rounder from the 2015 draft is at or near the top in many league rookie scoring catagories.

Pot shots After the Leafs patted themselves on the back for allowing just 41 shots in the previous two games, the total ballooned to 45 in Edmonton, four of them beating NHL second star of the month Frederik Andersen. It’s unlikely the Canucks come at Toronto with the same powers as Connor McDavid, but head coach Mike Babcock has seen the results when his team doesn’t get out of its own end clean. The Leafs were charged with 17 giveaways in Edmonton.

Hot and cold Auston Bugged by a virus in Alberta, Auston Matthews nonetheless scored in Edmonton, had five shot attempts and blocked four, the most pucks stopped by all Toronto forwards.

Green day? New Canucks coach Travis Green hopes to beat his former Toronto club in his first meeting with the Leafs since getting the job.